Brazilian legacies
Brazilian legacies
About this book
"Engaging, highly personal introduction to contemporary Brazilian society by a leading US historian adopts a bottom-up perspective, emphasizing frustrations of popular aspirations to dignity and justice. Essays on various topics - race, mobility, marginal 'outsiders' (includes women), informal political culture and corruption, coping strategies of the poor, and popular culture. Draws on a rich array of scholarly perspectives, personal anecdotes, and newspaper clippings"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL489342W
Subjects
CivilizationLife skillsSocial conditionsSocial life and customsMoeurs et coutumesConditions socialesManners and customsHISTORYCivilisationKulturBrazil, civilizationBrazil, social conditionsBrazil, social life and customsBrazil, historyMœurs et coutumesHabiletés de base